March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss.

The much-anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary is out in theaters today. In it, light-eating alien microbes sap the sun’s ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take millions of years to form, but that is giving scientists ample time to glean ...

The latest science news and headlines from Yahoo News, focusing on space, climate change and health-related breaking stories ...

We took Andy Weir to a science museum and watched him nerd out with an astrophysicist and about making "Project Hail Mary" ...

Ahead of the film adaptation’s release, Weir talked to Popular Mechanics about creating accurate sci-fi tech, protagonist ...

Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters ...

A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

Project Hail Mary's directors and actor Ryan Gosling reveal whether their movie met the high standards set by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

While the smell of sizzling bacon is irresistible to many, others find the scent genuinely off-putting; fortunately, science ...

Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and biology, certain behaviors still leave scientists scratching their heads.